美语会话实录第247期(MP3+文本):A great shock

英文原文:

The funeral director stops Holly and Yi-jun as they enter
FD: I'm sorry, ladies. Mr. Smith's viewing is over. It ended an hour ago.
Holly:But we just drove across town. Can't we just go in to see him one last...
FD: I'm afraid not. But at tomorrow's funeral, the family requested an open casket service.
Holly:This is all too fast. He's my best friend, and now he's gone.
FD: I'm sorry. I know it must have come as a great shock.
Holly:The viewing was for saying goodbye, and I didn't even get that.

参考译文:

葬仪员拦住要进去的荷莉和怡君
葬仪员： 女士们，很抱歉。史密斯先生的遗容瞻仰已经在一小时前结束了。
荷　莉： 但我们才刚大老远开车过来。我们能不能进去见他最后一……
葬仪员： 恐怕没办法。但明天的葬礼上，家属有要求开棺的仪式。
荷　莉： 这一切都太快了。他是我最好的朋友，现在他却走了。
葬仪员： 很遗憾。我知道这打击很大。
荷　莉： 瞻仰遗容是要让人道别的，而我甚至还办不到

重点词汇:

funeral director
（安排葬礼的）葬仪员。在美国，葬仪员通常都是葬仪社业主
My father was a funeral director.
我父亲是一位殡仪员。
drive across town
开车开了很长一段路
Don't make me drive across town to pick you up.
别叫我大老远开车去载你。
request (v.)
要求
Mr. DJ, can I request my favorite song?
DJ先生，我可否点我点喜欢的歌？
casket (n.)
棺材。open casket service是指在葬礼举行时，开棺瞻仰死者遗容的一种仪式
A: Would you like an oak or a mahogany casket?
你要橡木还是桃花木的棺材？
B: Which is cheaper?
哪种便宜？
see somebody one last time
见某人最后一面
Go see your puppy one last time--he's going to miss you.
去看你的小狗最后一眼——它会想念你的。